There are two species of frogs in the family Leptodactylidae [genus Eleutherodactylus]
that are present in Hawaii: the Common Coqui (E.
coqui) and the Greenhouse Frog (E. planirostris).
The Common Coqui has recieved the most attention recently. Origionally
from Puerto Rico, it has adapted and thrived in Hawaii, multiplying and
unprecedented rates. Its load nightly mating calls, its voracious apetite
for native insects and its potential to compete with native birds for
insects has local wildlife officials extremely worried. In Hawaii, there
are no predators, and thus the population has increased to more than three
times the density of wild populations in Puerto Rico. Clearly this problem
exists, but there may be a way to control it. Find out more by going to
the Coqui control
website.